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Address
234 North Church Street, P.O. Box 451
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29304 (Spartanburg Co.)
Website
http://www.butlermeans.com
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Founded as a father and son general local practice law firm prior to 1900, the present successor professional association dates from July 1, 1971, when the firms of Butler, Chapman & Morgan merged with Means, Evins, Browne & Hamilton. Expansion into specialized areas of law brought representation of clients in Greenville, Union and Cherokee Counties and before state and federal agencies in Columbia from the office of the firm in Spartanburg. Principal representation has expanded to include corporate, insurance, commercial, business, health care, estate planning and probate, elder care planning, utilities, construction, products liability, workers' compensation and debtor/creditor law, and trials in all courts and administrative forums. The partners and associates participate in professional, governmental, political and community affairs, and actively provide leadership in all such areas. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice. Corporate, Estate Planning, Insurance, Probate, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Workers Compensation and Health Care. Trials and Appeals in all Courts. Firm Size: 8
Representative Clients:Banks: National Bank of South Carolina
Wachovia Bank
Bank of America
Arthur State Bank. Commercial-Miscellaneous: Holden's Marine Center
Pettit Construction Co.
Ford Motor Credit
First South Bank
Weavetec, Inc.
BMS Rehabilitation, Inc.
Palmetto Radiology, P.A.
Abbeville County Memorial Hospital
Carolina Cardiology Consultants
Carolina Medical Affiliates
Family Physicians of Spartanburg
Advanced Therapy Solutions. Insurance: Equitable Life Assurance Society
Horace Mann Insurance Companies
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Prudential Insurance Company of America
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
St. Paul-Travelers Insurance Companies
Wausau Insurance Company
Marsh U.S.A., Inc.
S.C. Joint Underwriters Association
EMC Insurance Company. Manufacturers: Leigh Fibers
Stark Truss Company
Spartan Metal Products Company, Inc.
Priority Metal Products Company
AMAMCO Tool & Supply Company. Real Estate: Spartanburg Board of Realtors, Inc.
Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina
Hillside Partnership II
Long View Stock Farm, Inc. Charitable: Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg
Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina
The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg.
ClientsCOUNSEL FOR: Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District
Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Spartanburg
Poplar Springs Fire District
Blue Ridge Rural Water Company.
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Federal Land Bank
Lawyers Title Insurance Company
Chicago Title Insurance Company.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address234 North Church Street P.O. Box 451
Spartanburg, SC 29304, (Spartanburg Co.)
PhonePhone: 864-582-5630
Fax: 864-585-2034
Websitehttp://www.butlermeans.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thomas B. Butler (1903-1972).
Thomas A. Evins (1913-1991).
T. Sam Means, Jr. (1921-1999).
Thomas A. Phillips (Member) born Royston, Georgia, May 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., magna cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, Real Estate Practices Section, South Carolina Bar, 1981-1982. Member, House of Delegates, South Carolina Bar, 1982-1988. Practice Areas: General Practice; Business Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Thomas A. Phillips
Stanley T. Case (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, South Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University and University of South Carolina (B.S., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1976). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Chief Justice J. Woodrow Lewis, South Carolina Supreme Court, 1976-1978. Practice Areas: Airport Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Stanley T. Case
William L. Duncan (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1984, South Carolina. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., cum laude, 1972); University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Sigma Kappa Alpha; Blue Key. Member, Brandeis Society, 1979-1980. Prosecutor of the Year, Commonwealth Attorney's Office, 1984. Member: South Carolina Bar; Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Accident and Personal Injury; Civil Trial; Criminal Law; Domestic Relations Law; Family Law; Personal Injury Law.Email: William L. Duncan
Edward G. Smith (Member) born Cocoa Beach, Florida, January 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.S., 1984); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1989). Member: South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1995-1996; South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Lawyer Conduct, 1997. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Edward G. Smith
Alan M. Tewkesbury, Jr. (Member) born Aiken, South Carolina, January 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1977); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1980); Emory University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1990). Law Clerk, Associate Justice Bruce Littlejohn, South Carolina Supreme Court, 1980-1982. Assistant Solicitor, 7th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1982-1983. Member, South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1985-1988. Attorney to assist Disciplinary Counsel South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1999. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Probate; Estate Planning; Trust; Council, 2004; Chair, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Alan M. Tewkesbury, Jr.
Paul B. Zion (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1979). Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Member, University of South Carolina Law Review, 1977-1979. Author: Note, "Mandatory Recording of Personal Property Leases in South Carolina: An Examination of the South Carolina Bailment Statute as Affected by U.C.C. Article Nine," 30.3, South Carolina Law Review 557, 1979. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1999-2002); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care; Physicians Contracts; Estate Planning.Email: Paul B. Zion
J. Kevin Owens (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, August 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1994); Mississippi College (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Mississippi College Law Review, 1997-1998; Moot Court Board, 1997-1998. Author, "Ethical Obligations of Mississippi Insurance Defense Lawyers," 17 Miss. C.L. Rev. 359. Member: Spartanburg County Bar; South Carolina Bar; Charles Clark Inn of American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Accidents; Personal Injury; Construction Law; Collections.Email: J. Kevin Owens
OF COUNSELRobert E. Browne, III (Of Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, July 4, 1921; admitted to bar, 1949, North Carolina; 1952, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., magna cum laude, 1942); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1947). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Executive Council, Fee Disputes Board, South Carolina Bar, 1978-1987. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Organization; Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Utility Law.Email: Robert E. Browne, III
Elford H. Morgan (Of Counsel) born Charlotte, North Carolina, December 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, North Carolina; 1965, South Carolina. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1958); University of North Carolina (LL.B., 1961). Member, Supreme Court Board on Grievances and Discipline, 1981-1986. Member: South Carolina Defense Trial Association; Defense Research Institute. [Capt., JAGC, 1961-1965]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Litigation Defense; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Elford H. Morgan
All Lawyers are Members of the South Carolina Bar, Spartanburg County Bar Associations.
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